Monday Meal-Prep Made Simple: One Tub to Rule Them All 💪👏👌

 

Happy Monday, hustle crew! If your week is already sprinting and the sink is staging a coup, today’s tip is about streamlining—from the cabinet to the fridge to the dinner table.

 

Why “Same, Same” Saves Your Sanity 😌

 

After too many memories of my Mom spending hours matching orphan lids to mystery bowls, I declared dish amnesty: I stacked my cabinets with one basic set of plates, bowls, and drinkware that nest neatly. The real hero, though, is my stash of restaurant-style 28-oz black tubs with clear lids (the microwavable, stackable kind you can snag at Sam’s Club in sleeves of 40). Because every container is identical, clean-up is as mindless as stacking Solo cups—no hunting, no mismatched leaning towers. I average 8–10 months of reuse before a few tubs get too scuffed for comfort, and replacements cost pennies per week.

 

The 3 times 3 Prep Strategy 😏

 

I cook three dishes that all reheat like champs, portion them into tubs, one for each member of the family, and ta-duh! Breakfast/lunch/dinner is covered for the next three days. Here’s my current rotation:

 

1.       Members Mark Teriyaki Chicken thawed and heated, don’t waist the drippings! 😉

 

2.       Add to resure cooked sticky rice no seasonings or additional ingredients needed. Reheats in 2 ½ min; tastes even better after the flavors mingle.

 

 

3.       Hashbrowns, sausage, and fried eggs, I buy precooked sausage and square hash brown patties that bake.

 

4.       Parmesan Chicken noodles, I use precooked and seasoned grilled chicken breast, thawed and diced and add it to buttered spaghetti noodles. Add seasonings and parmesan cheese when you heat and eat.

 

Fridge Tetris, Solved

 

Those matching lids click shut, tubs stack three high and three deep on one shelf, and the clear tops let everyone spot their pick without excavating. If you’re a labeler, nock yourself out! Its fun from time to time. 😊

 

Cabinet Zen in Five Minutes

 

While the pasta simmers, and rice pressure cooks, tackle your plates:

1. Pull everything out.

2. Keep only one cohesive set per category (dinner plates, salad plates, bowls).

3. Stash special-occasion China anywhere but the dishes cabinet.

 

The pay-off? Unloading the dishwasher becomes a 90-second drop-and-stack, and your kids (or skeptical spouse) have zero excuse to “forget” where things belong.

 

Your turn! What’s your ride-or-die meal-prep container, and which dish never fails you on day three? Drop a comment below and feel free to share a fridge pic, let’s inspire each other to keep those Monday vibes effortlessly organized.

 

Now go conquer the week—one matching tub at a time. 👏👊